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John Hare argues that we should not treat ethics as entirely independent of religion.  His first reason comes from what he calls the “governance of the universe.”  What does this argument say?

Match the following argument points in the Singer/Hare debate with the corresponding examples used to describe or discuss those points.

Which of the following is NOT correct?  

How many significant figures should the answer to the following calculation have? (1.4312 – 1.1 x 10-2) ÷ (1.0712 x 10-4)

It takes light one second to travel 2.998 × 108 m. How many kilometers does light travel in a day?

The following measurements were made by a group of students using the same balance and a 15.00 gram weight. Trial Mass (g) 1 17.96 2 12.01 3 13.98 4 16.97 The data would be considered:

Which of the following does NOT have 5 and 6 significant figures, respectively:  

A. Ouvir um parágrafo: Uma mensagem de telefone. Listen to a voice message Marcos sent César. After listening to it, select if the sentences below are Verdadeira, Falsa or Não se menciona (Not mentioned). (1 pts. each; 6 pts. total) 1. A prima do Marcos chega dos Estados Unidos na segunda-feira. [1] 2. O Marcos e a irmã vão cozinhar. [2] 3. O pai de Marcos vai comprar as bebidas.[3] 4. A festa vai ser no sábado, dia 14. [4] 5. Todos precisam chegar cedo porque a festa é uma surpresa. [5] 6. A casa do Marcos é em frente do Cinema Central. [6]    

 The following is a NOT a symptom of deficiency in vitamin A:              1.        Night-blindness2.        Xerophthalmia3.        Hyperkeratosis4.        Keratomalacia5.        Exophthalmos

The following combinations of drug and their mechanism of action is correct, except:                                                                                                      1.        Salbutamol                         -stimulation of β2 receptor causing bronchodilation2.        Sodium cromoglicate          – mast cell stabilization3.        Zafirlukast                             – leukotriene modulators4.        Theophylline    -non-selective β2receptor stimulation causing bronchodilation 5.        Xylometazoline -Vasoconstriction of the mucosal blood vessels reducing oedema of the nasal mucosa